1966 in India

Events

• January 3: Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign a Soviet-mediated peace pact in Tashkent, Uzbek S.S.R.
• January 11: Prime Minister Shastri dies in Tashkent. Supported by provincial Congress chief ministers, Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister on January 19.
• June 19: Shiv Sena founded by Bal Thackeray
• Krishan Lal, (hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.

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